Illustrations of woodland management from 1941

These are illustrations from the 1941 book ‘The Seasons and the Woodman’, a children’s book by D.H. Chapman which describes trees and the work that happens in woodlands through the seasons. The illustrations are by Charles Tunnicliffe. They show double-handed saws being used to fell trees and mill planks, standing timber being measured for sale, …

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Trees

This morning, Nicholas (Ashanti Development’s Programmes Manager) and I took a trip to a nearby school to see the progress of their tree-planting programme. JSS (Junior Secondary School) students ‘adopt’ a sapling, planting it, protecting it from wandering goats and other harm, and receive rewards if their trees do well. Cue a trip around the …

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